tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post8362405792515365904..comments2023-06-06T10:11:01.109-04:00Comments on Other Pieces of Me: Yet another pre-school postCoasting Anonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298428840591759641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-59224644201329996382011-10-12T09:11:09.188-04:002011-10-12T09:11:09.188-04:00Oops - just realized my error as I clicked "P...Oops - just realized my error as I clicked "Post." I was educated in the Montessori system from ages 3 through 9, not ages 3 through 6.Andreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-57485547403935930562011-10-12T09:10:13.740-04:002011-10-12T09:10:13.740-04:00I was educated in a Montessori school from age 3 t...I was educated in a Montessori school from age 3 through 6. My Montessori school was part of a larger private school that educated through Grade 12. <br /><br />My Montessori peers and I were prepared throughout our last couple years of Montessori as to what the expectations would be once we moved onto a more traditional classroom structure in Grade 5. Once we got into the traditional setting we continued to excel and were usually, as a collective, at the top of our class. My completely unprofessional opinion on why this occurred is that we had learned at a very young, formative age to have a thirst for knowledge and how to be self-motivated. This self-motivation remained for most of us throughout high school and university - I imagine because it was ingrained in us at such a young age. <br /><br />In my family's experience, we also found that whether or not Montessori was right for a child depended greatly on that child as an individual. I thrived in Montessori and my teachers told my parents I was a "textbook Montessori child," whereas my brother foundered in Montessori and ultimately transferred to a more traditional classroom setting.<br /><br />I realized that my experiences are entirely anecdotal, but based on my experiences and those of my classmates I have a great deal of confidence in the Montessori system - so long as it jibes with the individual child's learning style(s).Andreanoreply@blogger.com